NIT JAMSHEDPUR

Department of Mathematics
M.Sc. Mathematics, Semester - I
Internal Assessment - II

Course Name: Probability and Statistics Date: 22/11/2023

BC

Instructions: Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark.

1. If the moments of the RV X taking values at 0, 1, 2, . . . are defined by E(X r ) = 0.6; r = 1, 2, 3, . . ., then
P (X ≥ 2) =?
(a) 1
(b) 0.6
(c) 0.4
(d) 0
2. Identify the distribution of the RV X whose moments are µ0r = (r + 1)!2r .
3. Let X ∼ γ(9, 3). Then µ02 =?.

(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 5
4. Let X have the pdf f (x) = 12 x2 e−x , 0 < x < ∞. Then MX (t) =?

(a) (t − 1)3
(b) (1 − t)−3
(c) (1 − 2t))2
(d) (1 − 2t)−2

5. If X ∼ t(3), then E(X 9 ) =?

122
(a) 257
327
(b) 525
1101
(c) 27902
(d) 0

B Best Wishes C